Solopreneur “Horror” Stories: What’s Your Moby Dick?

Many entrepreneurs have some unfortunate, tragic story about their business; perhaps the downfall of a specific venture or even the entire business itself—or worse. For some of you, that story is long ago and far away.  For others, it hasn’t happened yet, and hopefully never will. For others still, that horror story is happening right now. The solopreneur is often on his or her own in starting up and building the business. Whether you’re an entrepreneur by calling or by circumstance, it’s not an easy job. Even the most experienced business owner is bound to make a few mistakes. Some mistakes, however,  are deadlier to your business than others. [Read more]

Haiti Earthquake, 2012, & Spiritual Messages

Think of the literal and the symbolic statement this quote about the aftermath of the quake is making:

“Parliament has collapsed. The tax office has collapsed. Schools have collapsed. Hospitals have collapsed.”
— President René Préval of Haiti.

This is a profound statement for those who understand the connection between global events and the greater spiritual reality. Last week in our online spiritual study center, members of the Inner Life Society began exploring the metaphysical aspect of this very thing – a collapse of external structures as we transition closer to 2012 and the years beyond. What new path, message or necessary shifts in consciousness do you think this event reveals? [Read more]

Autism: Unexpected Scientific Discoveries and the Metaphysics Behind Them

An article on the Discover web site and the publisher’s print magazine revealed that the traditional views of autism as a genetic disorder originating in the brain are changing. New discoveries reveal that autism is possibly a neuroinflammatory disorder that is also linked to the immune system and “the gut”.

Autism, as you may have heard, is on the rise at an alarming rate. So are many other disorders, including those no one knows about until the commercials for the wonder drugs that manage those disorders are aired on television. Is it a coincidence that we are plagued with so many diseases and disorders? No. As we continue to pollute our bodies (and the planet) with increasingly toxic food, air, water, politics, cultural habits, etc, I hardly see the great mystery behind our exploding health crisis. In a piece I posted some years ago on our country’s Disorder Disorder – the disorder of having many disorders – I touched on the need for us to start addressing the larger health issues (including emotional and spiritual health issues) that surely underly our crises. [Read more]

The Spiritual Reality Behind Swine Flu: Revelations of the Pig Medicine Path (Part 2)

(Partial Transcript from the Inner Power Hour radio show hosted by Dr. Antonia M)

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The week that news of the outbreak hit, I was doing an urban spiritual quest. So I immediately saw a deeper message in it—or I should say messages because a metaphysical or spiritual event has multiple layers. On the surface layer, I saw the outbreak as a retaliatory strike—the latest attack in the war between humans and domesticated animals, in particular the ones that we eat. Mad cow disease, bird flu, now swine flu. I think you see where I’m going with this. We consume these animals by the billions each year. We may see greater “rebellion” and defiance in the future. A global outbreak of “fish flu” could conceivably be down the line for us as well, because that is the branch of the animal kingdom that we’ve attacked the hardest. But the outbreak is not just about eating meat. There is so much more to this drama that’s unfolding on the world stage right now. [Read more]

The Spiritual Reality Behind Swine Flu: Revelations of the Pig Medicine Path (Part 3)

(Partial Transcript from the Inner Power Hour radio show hosted by Dr. Antonia M)

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Pig medicine is very deep medicine. Very powerful medicine, Pig medicine is very good medicine, particularly in times of crises when things are sink or swim. I know that a lot of people who listen to the show are people who serve in some type of leadership role, whether they are mentors, coaches, counselors, spiritual group leaders, executives or entrepreneurs people of that nature. Pig medicine is a very effective tool to help move out of conflict and struggle, and lead yourself and others to balance success and growth. Letting go of conflict stress and struggle is one of the empowerment programs in the Inner Power Workbook. So certainly if you or the group that you’re leading needs to learn to do that, then you would benefit from doing some of the workshops in that program.

Swine flu is not the beginning and swine flu is definitely not the end of what’s happening in collective consciousness right now. But the key is that if you’re out of synch with what’s trying to evolve in collective consciousness and what’s trying to evolve in your own consciousness in relationship to that, it becomes increasingly difficult during this particular time to maintain your balance, to maintain your health, it becomes increasingly difficult to grow to succeed and to maintain whatever success you do achieve –hence the need to immunize and fortify yourself with the principles of the pig medicine path. [Read more]

The Spiritual Reality Behind Swine Flu: Revelations of the Pig Medicine Path (Part 4)

The Spiritual Reality Behind Swine Flu: Revelations of the Pig Medicine Path (Part 5)

(Partial Transcript from the Inner Power Hour radio show hosted by Dr. Antonia M)

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For each of us individually, depending on where we are in our lives, what we do in our profession, and what our gifts and skills may be, the current circumstances can translate into many different opportunities for stewardship. We’re coming out of or I should say we need to come out of a really long era of “Mine, mine, mine! Protect what’s mine!” We need a new slogan: “Ours, ours, ours! Share what’s ours.” A lot of people are having a tough time with it. Pig Medicine path is also about nurturing, which is sharing on a very deep and intimate level. Those who refuse to share, those who will not nurture others, run the risk of having it snatched away. It meaning what you think is important, but really it’s not in light of the new time we’re in. [Read more]

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